Fresh Food Fast is a collection of mouthwatering seasonal vegetarian menus that can be created in under an hour, from James Beard and IACP Award–winning chef Peter Berley, a culinary instructor, family man, and chef with a passion for delicious meals that use seasonal produce and are easy to prepare.

In Fresh Food Fast, a Food & Wine Best of the Best Cookbook, Berley provides 48 sophisticated home-cooked vegetarian meals—12 for each season. You’ll find recipes for appetizers, mains, side dishes, and desserts, as well as shopping lists, lavish color photos, and game plans that take you step-by-step through each menu.

“Fast” food does not have to be prepackaged and bland. Peter Berley teaches us how we can live without compromise, enjoying fresh, wholesome meals any day of the week.

Peter Berley is a private chef, caterer, and cooking instructor. The former executive chef of the world-renowned Angelica Kitchen restaurant in New York City, he holds classes at the Institute of Culinary Education, the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health, and the Miette Culinary Studio. He is a contributor to Cooking Light and Fine Cooking magazines and the author of The Modern Vegetarian Kitchen, winner of the James Beard Foundation and IACP Cookbook awards. He lives with his family in Dobbs Ferry, New York.